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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?
(a) They believe that everyone goes to heaven when they die.
(b) They have no idea of life after death.
(c) They believe that good people are rewarded after death and bad people are punished.
(d) They believe that everyone is reincarnated until they learn how to be virtuous.

2. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

3. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?
(a) Any boy who refuses to be circumcised is made a slave.
(b) People sell their own children to be slaves.
(c) They take slaves from other groups thorugh war or trade.
(d) Children who have darker skin than others are marked for slavery at birth.

4. What two skills is Equiano taught as a child?
(a) Agriculture and warfare.
(b) Snake charming and bartering.
(c) Tracking deer and killing birds.
(d) Herbal healing and banjo playing.

5. Which statement best describes the Eboes' religious beliefs?
(a) They believe that each animal and plant has its own god.
(b) They have never heard of the idea of God.
(c) They believe in a single God who created Earth.
(d) The Eboe are Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?

2. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?

3. How do the Eboe dress?

4. What is different about the second slave ship?

5. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?

(see the answer key)

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